Grocery anchored real estate specialist Cibus Nordic Real Estate approved for listing on Nasdaq First North
Nasdaq has today, March 7, 2018, approved Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB (publ) ("Cibus" or "the Company") for listing on Nasdaq First North. The approval is subject to the fulfilment of customary requirements. First day of trading in Cibus' shares is planned to commence on March 9, 2018, under the ticker symbol "CIBUS".
Cibus has acquired a property portfolio of 123 properties in Finland from Sirius Fund I Grocery and Sirius Fund II. The underlying property value amounts to approximately EUR 767 million and the acquired properties are estimated to have annual net rents of EUR 44.8 million.
The property portfolio is anchored by the market leading grocery players Kesko (KESKOB), S-Group and Tokmanni (TOKMAN). The acquisition was financed with a share issue of approximately EUR 311 million. In connection with the acquisition, Cibus obtained senior unsecured bond financing of EUR 135 million and bank financing of EUR 308 million.
Lisa Dominguez Flodin, CEO comments:
- I am looking forward to continuing the development of this Company into an even stronger platform for grocery anchored real estate. The strong interest from international tier one investors offers the Company a solid financial foundation going forward.
Patrick Gylling, Board Member comments:
- I am excited to be part of this initiative to establish a specialized manager of grocery anchored assets. The portfolio is positioned for growth with its strong micro locations, grocery anchored cash flow and logistic characteristics. Adding the increase of postal and parcel shipments underpins the importance of these assets in an environment with increasing e-commerce volumes.
Pareto Securities acted as Sole Bookrunner both for the equity and bond issues. Roschier acted as legal adviser. FNCA Sweden AB is the Company's Certified Adviser.
07.03.2018
Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB (publ)
For further information, please contact:
Lisa Dominguez Flodin, CEO Cibus Nordic Real Estate (+46 70 385 33 24)
Company description
In connection to the listing of the Company's shares on Nasdaq First North the Company has prepared a company description which as of today is available on Cibus' website, www.cibusnordic.com.
Om Cibus
Cibus affärsidé är att förvärva, förädla och utveckla högkvalitativa fastigheter i Norden med välrenommerade livsmedelsbutiker och dagligvarukedjor som ankarhyresgäster för att kunna ge en stabil, konjunkturoberoende och ökande utdelning till våra aktieägare.
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